In all class societies, pardon is usually granted by the president and governors in favour of members of the ruling class who are standing trial or who have been convicted by courts. Hence, indigent convicted persons are made to complete their prison terms. If sentenced to death, they are kept on death row for decades. While over 3,833 are on death row across correctional centres in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu granted an absolute pardon to…
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